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Mr Paul Foster vs Clive Jones

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble
vs
Photograph of Clive Jones
Clive Jones
LD Wokingham

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Clive Jones voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 272 different votes 322 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Housing 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
42 Aye 16 No
Tax 5% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 649
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
470
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
580 eligible divisions
238
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
51.8% of votes cast
232
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
191
48.2% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
Appearances
170
+91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
59
-78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
201
+63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,252
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£202,252
11% below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
39 of 50 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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